A large crowd reportedly came out to oppose removing the books from Glen Ridge Public Library.
, were in attendance Wednesday night clad in orange shirts and made up a large majority of those who spoke, according to social media accounts of the meeting.an online petitionEssex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. said earlier Wednesday that he supported the board’s previous decision to keep the books.
Fran Deacon, a member of Citizens Defending Education, previously told NJ Advance Media the group was contacted by a mother of two children, ages 7 and 9, who said she found two books, “You Know, Sex” and “Here and Queer,” displayed on tables in the juvenile section of the library, and found the content inappropriate for her children.
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